Mary Holly Ducharme
Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bellevue Cemetery in Opelousas for Mary Holly Ducharme, 96, with Reverend Joseph Daily, Pastor of Ascension Episcopal Church.
Mary Holly Ducharme was born in Pineville, Louisiana in 1920.
After graduating from high school, she attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, majoring in physical education.
She met and married Robert "Bud" Ducharme, also a physical education major. They began their teaching career in Lawtell, Louisiana at Opelousas High School where they both taught physical education and coached various sports.
Mary and Bud were both invited to teach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bud became the Dean of the College of Education and Ms. Mary distinguished herself teaching in the women's physical education department. In addition to physical education courses, Ms. Mary specialized in First Aid, caring for the elderly and CPR. She also served the university on numerous committees. She was the sponsor of the Kappa Delta Pi, the honorary education society where her leadership inspired many outstanding students to successfully pursue education as a career.
After 40 years in the teaching profession, Ms. Mary retired from ULL and became director of the Heart Foundation and was most active with the Council on Aging in leadership positions.
Mary was preceded in death by her daughter, Francis Adele Ducharme; parents Floyd Chester and Ilda Garnett Simpson Holly, Sr.; her sisters Ilda Josephine Holly Robertson (John Lee Robertson) and Clara Estelle Holly Hurst; her brothers, Floyd Chester Holly, Jr. (Jeanne Fournet Holly) and Billy Dick Holly (Irene Woodruff Holly).
She is survived by two grandchildren Shawn Ducharme (his wife Jill) of Texas and Shannon Hansen of Massachusetts; also, she has four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bellevue Cemetery in Opelousas for Mary Holly Ducharme, 96, with Reverend Joseph Daily, Pastor of Ascension Episcopal Church.
Mary Holly Ducharme was born in Pineville, Louisiana in 1920.
After graduating from high school, she attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, majoring in physical education.
She met and married Robert "Bud" Ducharme, also a physical education major. They began their teaching career in Lawtell, Louisiana at Opelousas High School where they both taught physical education and coached various sports.
Mary and Bud were both invited to teach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bud became the Dean of the College of Education and Ms. Mary distinguished herself teaching in the women's physical education department. In addition to physical education courses, Ms. Mary specialized in First Aid, caring for the elderly and CPR. She also served the university on numerous committees. She was the sponsor of the Kappa Delta Pi, the honorary education society where her leadership inspired many outstanding students to successfully pursue education as a career.
After 40 years in the teaching profession, Ms. Mary retired from ULL and became director of the Heart Foundation and was most active with the Council on Aging in leadership positions.
Mary was preceded in death by her daughter, Francis Adele Ducharme; parents Floyd Chester and Ilda Garnett Simpson Holly, Sr.; her sisters Ilda Josephine Holly Robertson (John Lee Robertson) and Clara Estelle Holly Hurst; her brothers, Floyd Chester Holly, Jr. (Jeanne Fournet Holly) and Billy Dick Holly (Irene Woodruff Holly).
She is survived by two grandchildren Shawn Ducharme (his wife Jill) of Texas and Shannon Hansen of Massachusetts; also, she has four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Mary Holly Ducharme
Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bellevue Cemetery in Opelousas for Mary Holly Ducharme, 96, with Reverend Joseph Daily, Pastor of Ascension Episcopal Church.
Mary Holly Ducharme was born in Pineville, Louisiana in 1920.
After graduating from high school, she attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, majoring in physical education.
She met and married Robert "Bud" Ducharme, also a physical education major. They began their teaching career in Lawtell, Louisiana at Opelousas High School where they both taught physical education and coached various sports.
Mary and Bud were both invited to teach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bud became the Dean of the College of Education and Ms. Mary distinguished herself teaching in the women's physical education department. In addition to physical education courses, Ms. Mary specialized in First Aid, caring for the elderly and CPR. She also served the university on numerous committees. She was the sponsor of the Kappa Delta Pi, the honorary education society where her leadership inspired many outstanding students to successfully pursue education as a career.
After 40 years in the teaching profession, Ms. Mary retired from ULL and became director of the Heart Foundation and was most active with the Council on Aging in leadership positions.
Mary was preceded in death by her daughter, Francis Adele Ducharme; parents Floyd Chester and Ilda Garnett Simpson Holly, Sr.; her sisters Ilda Josephine Holly Robertson (John Lee Robertson) and Clara Estelle Holly Hurst; her brothers, Floyd Chester Holly, Jr. (Jeanne Fournet Holly) and Billy Dick Holly (Irene Woodruff Holly).
She is survived by two grandchildren Shawn Ducharme (his wife Jill) of Texas and Shannon Hansen of Massachusetts; also, she has four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bellevue Cemetery in Opelousas for Mary Holly Ducharme, 96, with Reverend Joseph Daily, Pastor of Ascension Episcopal Church.
Mary Holly Ducharme was born in Pineville, Louisiana in 1920.
After graduating from high school, she attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, majoring in physical education.
She met and married Robert "Bud" Ducharme, also a physical education major. They began their teaching career in Lawtell, Louisiana at Opelousas High School where they both taught physical education and coached various sports.
Mary and Bud were both invited to teach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Bud became the Dean of the College of Education and Ms. Mary distinguished herself teaching in the women's physical education department. In addition to physical education courses, Ms. Mary specialized in First Aid, caring for the elderly and CPR. She also served the university on numerous committees. She was the sponsor of the Kappa Delta Pi, the honorary education society where her leadership inspired many outstanding students to successfully pursue education as a career.
After 40 years in the teaching profession, Ms. Mary retired from ULL and became director of the Heart Foundation and was most active with the Council on Aging in leadership positions.
Mary was preceded in death by her daughter, Francis Adele Ducharme; parents Floyd Chester and Ilda Garnett Simpson Holly, Sr.; her sisters Ilda Josephine Holly Robertson (John Lee Robertson) and Clara Estelle Holly Hurst; her brothers, Floyd Chester Holly, Jr. (Jeanne Fournet Holly) and Billy Dick Holly (Irene Woodruff Holly).
She is survived by two grandchildren Shawn Ducharme (his wife Jill) of Texas and Shannon Hansen of Massachusetts; also, she has four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.
